Basic concepts

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... is made by a person’s knowledge of the situation and is basically an educated guess as to the chances of an event occurring CHAPTER Basic Concepts CHAPTER QUIZ Which is not a type of probability? ... not a freshman? a 19 CHAPTER Basic Concepts 20 c d b (The answers to the quizzes are found on pages 242–245.) Probability Sidelight BRIEF HISTORY OF PROBABILITY The concepts of probability are ... number of outcomes contained in the event E total number of outcomes in the sample space CHAPTER Basic Concepts EXAMPLE: Two coins are tossed; ﬁnd the probability that both coins land heads up SOLUTION:...